Gwangju Mayor Lee Yong-seop "Earnestly Appeals to Comply with Quarantine Rules"

On the afternoon of the 19th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, issued a public appeal regarding COVID-19 response at the city hall briefing room, urging citizens to strictly adhere to quarantine guidelines. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] "If all citizens do not follow the quarantine rules, it can lead to uncontrollable consequences."

On the 19th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, stated this through a 'COVID-19 Public Appeal' and said, "I earnestly urge citizens once again to strictly comply with the quarantine rules."

Mayor Lee explained, "Gwangju has once again turned red due to the spread of local infections. Due to the Seoul Songpa case number 60 confirmed patient, 11 confirmed cases occurred in one day," adding, "Due to one person's reckless visit to relatives in Gwangju, close contact, and concealment of the visit to Gwangju after being confirmed positive, the number of confirmed cases continues to increase, and many citizens are suffering damage and pain."

He continued, "As a result, on the 18th alone, about 600 people, including 342 elementary school students, underwent COVID-19 testing, and 128 people are under self-quarantine, prohibited from going out or contacting others for 14 days," adding, "Due to the false statements of Songpa case number 60, the golden time was missed, and the second infection has already begun. It is difficult to predict how many additional testers, confirmed cases, and self-quarantined individuals will emerge."

The Gwangju city government filed a complaint today with the Gwangju Police Agency against the Songpa case number 60 confirmed patient, who caused the spread of infection through false statements, pursuant to Article 18 of the Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Act, and is actively considering claiming compensation.

The mayor emphasized, "It has been 23 days since local infections began on the 27th of last month," and said, "On the 23rd day after the first confirmed case occurred in Daegu on February 18, there were 5,794 confirmed cases. Gwangju currently has 154 confirmed cases, but if local infections continue to chain like this, it could lead to uncontrollable consequences."

He then urged citizens to ▲ refrain from unnecessary outings, meetings, and visits until the COVID-19 situation is resolved ▲ always wear masks and maintain social distancing wherever and whenever possible, and strictly follow quarantine rules.

He also said, "Public institutions and civic groups should actively engage in a city-wide campaign to comply with quarantine rules such as wearing masks and avoiding close contact through communication channels like SNS for the safety of the Gwangju community," and added, "Confirmed patients and close contacts should promptly and fully disclose their movements and contacts to the quarantine authorities. Personal information will be strictly protected, but intentional concealment or non-cooperation will be punished more strictly without exception."

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